Clean Energy Transition Cost Effectiveness Strategist

About Us

Ameren is a leader in the energy industry, and our transformation toward more clean, renewable energy is also transforming other industries and infrastructure in our communities. As a regional company serving local customers, we not only serve our communities, we're a part of them. This isn't just a job. At Ameren, we invest in you, so you can power the quality of life you want.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is one of the core values that guides us in everything we do. We are committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that brings diverse perspectives to every area of our business.

Our benefits include:

• Medical coverage on date of hire
• 100% employer paid cash balance pension plan
• 401(k) with company match fully vested on date of hire
• Minimum of 15 days paid vacation and 12 paid holidays
• Paid parental leave and family caregiver leave

About Ameren Illinois

Ameren Illinois provides electric transmission and distribution service and natural gas distribution service. Every day, we deliver electricity to 1.2 million electric and 816,000 natural gas customers in central and southern Illinois. We deliver safe, reliable energy to more than 1,200 communities. 

About The Position

The Clean Energy Transition Cost Effectiveness Strategist, as a part of the Clean Energy Transition team, is responsible for developing and documenting Ameren Illinois' cost effectiveness strategy and approach across both gas and electric businesses. This position will lead cost effectiveness initiatives through the disciplined use of measurements, accountability, analysis and discussion of alternatives to develop and promote best practices.

Ameren Illinois is undergoing a transformation, which will shape the future of its business, and this role is critical to achieving a clean, renewable, affordable and reliable energy portfolio for the Company in alignment with the state’s clean energy goals.

**Other Ameren Illinois offices may be considered based upon mutual agreement between hiring leader and successful candidate; Collinsville and Peoria are preferred locations.

Key responsibilities include:

• Manage Ameren Illinois cost-effectiveness framework (as defined in the grid plan) for items pertaining to new clean energy (i.e. pilots, EE, new business models, DERs).
• Retrieves, analyzes and summarizes business, operations, customer and/or economic data in order to develop business intelligence to optimize cost effectiveness.
• Participate as a cost effectiveness SME in all regulatory proceedings, staying current in the industry, and being able to speak confidently in that approach in various settings as well as maintaining standard guidance in application of cost effectiveness principles.
• Lead and support all new business model and financial benefit evaluation of new clean energy technology (including defining future BCAs).
• Support Smart Grid and DER Integration cost-effectiveness evaluation.
• Serve as cost benefit SME and participate in any cost/value proceeding, advising accordingly.
• Provide support to the team for development and execution of clean energy strategy initiatives.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in business, Accounting, marketing, or related discipline from an accredited University required. Master’s and/or MBA preferred. Seven or more years of relevant experience in costing, strategy, marketing, business management, program management, or data analytics is required. Experience in the utility business required. Experience in operations in the utility business preferred. Three or more years of supervisory or high-level team/project leadership required. Formal supervisory experience preferred. 

In addition to the above qualifications, the successful candidate will demonstrate/be:

• Adaptable and excited to work in a transformational environment.
• A strategic thinker and entrepreneurial self-starter with strong interpersonal skills – able to work independently and as part of a team and with various stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Strong business acumen, enabling sound decision making.
• Ability to easily transition between technical, strategic, and regulatory topics and engage with internal and external stakeholders across each area.
• Ability to understand grid challenges technically and their impact on the business model and talk to regulators about them.
• Experience leading and influencing others on new and innovative initiatives and topics.
• Experience managing complex plans, projects, budgets, and deadlines that require coordination across multiple stakeholders to support objectives and goals.
• Experience building relationships and working in partnership with diverse audiences and stakeholders.
• Proven analytical skills, including making sound decisions with ambiguous information and analyzing complex data.
• Proven ability to identify and solve complex problems working with diverse stakeholders.
• Superior written and verbal communication skills.
• Good organization, decision-making, and teamwork skills.
• Proven ability to build, manage, and mentor a high-performance team.
• Proficient in building and maintaining strong internal and external relationships.
• Proficient in PowerPoint and Excel (required).

Additional Information

Ameren’s selection process includes a series of interviews and may include a leadership assessment process. Specific details will be provided to qualified candidates.

If end date is listed, the posting will come down at 12:00 am on that date:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, military service or status, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other class, trait, or status protected by law.